Farewell to Frankie Yankovic The polka king's burial remembered
Rey Gittier reflects on Frankie Yankovic, the accordion polka icon, buried last Monday. He recalls simple, loud-less dances, modest stagecraft, and the lasting charm of Yankovic's band and music, praising clean fun and American polka as audiences mourn a local and national icon.
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Frankie Yankovic
Frankie
Beethoven
Frankie and Company
Goodwill
Diane
Prince Charles
Lawrence Welk
Schools face crunch as baby boom swells enrollments
Cleveland area districts report crowded schools with makeshift spaces as enrollments climb nationally to a record 52.7 million students. Fairview Park, growing 40 to 50 students yearly, seeks 4 to 6 new classrooms. Ohio projects 1.845 million public students, rising to 1.863 million by 2007-08, prompting portable classrooms and bond votes to remodel or build anew.
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Cleveland
Fairview Park
David Kircher
Kircher
U.S. Department of Education
Ohio
LeeAnne Rogers
Ohio Department of Education
Benton Zuch
Ohio Schools Facilities Commission
Ings
Avon Commons event draws crowd amid zoning vote preview
Avon residents packed a sunny Family Fun Day at the Avon Commons site with 500 attendees enjoying live entertainment and festivities while awaiting a rezoning vote next month. Supporters praised growth and new businesses, including a theater and four large stores, but some feared increased traffic unless roads are widened. Local resident Jeff Roche supports the project, while Charlotte Stemm worries about congestion and mobility through town.
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Avon
Mitchell Schneider
Avon Commons
Schneider
Hotfoot
Jeff Roche
Roche
Summer Hill
Draycox Road
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Willow Road
Lear-Nagle Road
Tom Mahl
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Ace Abe Avon Commons
LCCC
Mark McKinley
Carol Gilgenbach
North Ridgeville
University Center
Amanda Cooke
Lorain
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